title: Stem cells and oxidants: too little of a bad thing.
abstract: Oxidants are thought to damage cells, and stem cells are viewed as particularly vulnerable to oxidative stress. Now, a new study (Morimoto et al., 2013) suggests that the self-renewal of certain stem cells may actually require reactive oxygen species (ROS).
authors.affiliation: Center for Molecular Medicine, NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Toren
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Finkel
mesh_terms: D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism*; D013093:Spermatogonia / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species